Comparison

POINPY vs Control Ultimate Edition

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

POINPY

Bounce upwards, dodging enemies and collecting fruit to feed a hungry beast. Unlock new abilities and modes as you climb higher in this vertical action game. Explore randomly generated areas and master one-handed controls.

Highlights
  • Intuitive one-handed controls
  • Bounce and flip mechanics
  • Collect fruit for beast's juice
  • Dodge adorable baddies
  • Unlockable puzzle and endless modes
  • Randomly generated areas
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Bounce up, dodge adorable baddies and feed the blue beast that's hot on your heels. A vertical climber from the creator of the award-winning Downwell. Keep going higher and higher because new and more challenging areas await. Earn and unlock abilities that will help you jump into your next run with a better shot at reaching the end. FEATURES Juice 'em up: Use intuitive, one-handed controls to bounce, flip around and grab fruit for the beast's juice. Climb & collect: Evade creatures lurking in randomly generated areas. Collect special abilities like the octobub, which sucks in fruit, and the handy snail clock, which stops time while you ready your next jump. Plus many others! Open new modes: Find a not-so-well-hidden area to unlock the tricky puzzle mode. Complete Poinpy to unlock an endless mode.

About

Control Ultimate Edition

Engage in a supernatural third-person action-adventure where you wield telekinetic powers and transforming weaponry to combat an ominous enemy. Uncover the dark secrets of a secretive government agency and fight to regain control of a world under threat.

Highlights
  • Supernatural combat
  • Transforming weaponry
  • Telekinetic powers
  • Uncover mysteries
  • Explore hidden world
  • Challenging boss fights
Features
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A corruptive presence has invaded the Federal Bureau of Control… Only you have the power to stop it. The world is now your weapon in an epic fight to annihilate an ominous enemy through deep and unpredictable environments. Containment has failed, humanity is at stake. Will you regain control? Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Blending open-ended environments with the signature world-building and storytelling of renowned developer, Remedy Entertainment, CONTROL presents an expansive and intensely gratifying gameplay experience. CONTROL Ultimate Edition has now been adapted to iOS. We have implemented touch controls and made changes to the in-game UI and game mechanics, like aiming and puzzles to provide a great experience for supported touch devices. The game renders beautifully through Metal and supports Ray Tracing on supported hardware. Key features UNCOVER THE MYSTERIES: Can you handle the bureau’s dark secrets? Unfold an epic supernatural struggle, filled with unexpected characters and bizarre events, as you search for your missing brother, and discover the truth that has brought you here. EVERYTHING IS YOUR WEAPON: Unleash destruction through transforming weaponry and telekinetic powers. Discover new ways to annihilate your enemies as you harness powerful abilities to turn everything around you into a lethal weapon. EXPLORE A HIDDEN WORLD: Delve deep into the ominous expanses of a secretive government agency. Explore the Bureau’s shifting environments only to discover that there is always more than meets the eye… FIGHT FOR CONTROL: Battle a relentless enemy through exciting missions and challenging boss fights to earn powerful upgrades that maximize abilities and customize your weaponry. CONTROL Ultimate Edition on iOS supports the following MetalFX features: MetalFX TAAU - Temporal Anti-Aliasing and upscaling MetalFX Frame Interpolation Ray-Tracing is supported on devices with M3+ or A19 Pro with 10Gb of memory.

Screenshots

POINPY4 screens
Control Ultimate Edition4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: POINPY at Free against Control Ultimate Edition's $2.99. POINPY also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (95% vs 62%). Control Ultimate Edition's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

POINPY is free to download; Control Ultimate Edition costs $2.99 up front. POINPY sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Control Ultimate Edition asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

POINPY holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 266 and 338 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of POINPY's written reviews are positive against 62% of Control Ultimate Edition's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POINPY ships an update every 2 weeks, Control Ultimate Edition every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
POINPY versus Control Ultimate Edition: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOINPYControl Ultimate Edition
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (266 ratings) — better4.0 (338 ratings)
Positive reviews95.4% of reviews — better62.3% of reviews
Number of ratings266338 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#2 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB568 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperDevolver Digital, Inc.Remedy Entertainment PLC

Customer experience

POINPY

All ratings153 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%

Control Ultimate Edition

All ratings290 ratings
Positive73.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews308 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral11.0%
Negative26.6%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

POINPY

One-time3
  • Standard Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Super Generous Tip!$9.99
None

Control Ultimate Edition

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POINPY free?
POINPY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Control Ultimate Edition free?
Control Ultimate Edition costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, POINPY or Control Ultimate Edition?
POINPY is rated higher. POINPY averages 5.0 out of 5 from 266 ratings, while Control Ultimate Edition averages 4.0 from 338 ratings.
Do POINPY or Control Ultimate Edition have ads?
Neither POINPY nor Control Ultimate Edition shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POINPY or Control Ultimate Edition?
POINPY ships an update every 2 weeks, and Control Ultimate Edition every 5 days. Most recently, POINPY was updated on October 21, 2026 and Control Ultimate Edition on October 23, 2026.

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